Application of the Kitabah Method in Learning Memorizing the Qur'an at MI Maarif NU 1 Sokawera Cilongok Sub District Banyumas Regency

It is well known and very clear, that memorizing the Qur'an is a very heavy duty and requires special time and seriousness to mobilize all abilities, because memorizing the Qur'an is a very grand and noble task. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with the stages of data collection, data reduction, data display and verification/conclusion drawing. So the purpose of this study was to find out how the application of the kitabah method in learning to memorize the Qur'an at MI Ma'arif NU 1 Sokawera, Cilongok District, Banyumas Regency. The results of this study were: The steps used in the application of the kitabah method were by first writing verses that will be memorized, then the students memorize them verse by verse with the guidance of the teacher, then followed up with several steps namely oral and written tests, takrir, recitation and mudarrasah. With the application of the kitabah method in learning to memorize the Qur'an in MI Ma'arif NU 1 Sokawera, Cilongok Subdistrict, Banyumas Regency with a good category, it was proven that graduates had memorized the 30th chapter in the Qur'an, the Yasiin and Al-Waqi'ah. In addition, in the semester test and the National Standardized Madrasah Examination (UAMBN), it was proven that there were many students of MI Ma'arif NU 1 Sokawera, Cilongok Sub-District, Banyumas Regency who received 100 points in the Al-Hadith subjects.